Aryan (name)
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|gender = Male
|meaning = Noble
|region = Ancient India, Ancient Iran{{cite web|url=https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/aryans|title=Aryans|publisher=The Encyclopædia Iranica|language=en-US|access-date=13 December 2020|archive-date=15 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215081959/https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/aryans|url-status=live}}
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Aryan also spelled Ariyan, Arian, Aryann, Arian or Aaryan is a given name and surname that is popular in India and Iran. The name Aryan is derived from the Sanskrit (ārya) meaning "noble and educated".{{cite web|url=https://ohbabynames.com/all-baby-names/aryan/|title=Aryan|website=Oh Baby! Names|date=17 June 2014 |access-date=3 December 2019}} In the Anglosphere, the name has negative connotations to many due to the Nazi racial theories about the superiority of the so-called Aryan race and modern usage of the term by white supremacist organization Aryan Nations.{{cite web | url=https://nameberry.com/babyname/aryan | title=Aryan - Baby Name Meaning, Origin, and Popularity }} {{cite web | url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/everything-thats-wrong-aryan-trending-193305084.html | title=Everything That's Wrong with Aryan Trending as a Baby Name | date=10 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107144955/https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/everything-thats-wrong-aryan-trending-193305084.html |archive-date=7 November 2023}}
Given name
- Ariyan Arslani (born 1983), American rapper known as Action Bronson
- Aryann Bhowmik (born 1992), Indian actor
- Aryan Bora (born 2000), Indian cricketer
- Aryan Chopra (born 2001), Indian chess prodigy
- Arian Çuliqi (born 1960), Albanian television director and screenwriter
- Aaryan Dinesh Kanagaratnam (born 1981), Sri Lankan music entertainer
- Aryan Dutt (born 2003), Dutch cricketer
- Arian Foster (born 1986), American football player
- Aryan Gholami (born 2001), Iranian chess grandmaster
- Arian Hametaj (born 1957), Albanian footballer
- Arián Iznaga (born 1978), Cuban Paralympian sprinter
- Aryan Jain (born 1997), Australian cricketer
- Aryan Juyal (born 2001), Indian cricketer
- Arian Kabashi (born 1996), Kosovan footballer
- Arian Kabashi (born 1997), Swedish footballer
- Aryan Kaganof (born 1964), South African film maker, novelist, poet and fine artist
- Aryan Khan, (born 1997) Indian entrepreneur and filmmaker
- Aaryan Krishna Menon (born 1986), Indian actor, screenwriter and director
- Aryan Lakra (born 2001), Indian-born cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team
- Arian Leviste (born 1970), American electronic music artist, producer, and DJ
- Arian Moayed (born 1980), Iranian-born American actor and theater producer
- Arian Moreno (born 2003), Venezuelan footballer
- Aryan Niraj Lamba (born 2002), Indian professional footballer
- Aryan Pandit (born 1990), Indian actor and model
- Aryan Prajapati (born 2008), Indian child actor
- Aryan Rajesh (born 1980), Indian film actor
- Aryann Roy, Indian actor
- Arian Salimi (born 2004), Iranian taekwondo olympics medalist
- Aaryan Sigdel (born 1981), Nepalese film actor
- Aryan Tajbakhsh (born 1990), English professional footballer
- Aryan Tari (born 1999), Norwegian chess grandmaster
- Aryan Tsiutryn (1994), Russian and Belarusian freestyle wrestler
- Aryan Vaid (born 1976), Indian model
Surname
- A. V. Aryan (1924–2007), Indian politician
- Abdul Rashid Arian (born 1941), Afghan politician
- Arman Arian (born 1981), Iranian author, novelist and researcher
- Asher Arian (1938–2010), American political scientist
- Bruce Arians (born 1952), American football coach and former player
- Ghamar Ariyan (1922–2012), Iranian researcher and author
- Jake Arians (born 1978), American football player
- K. C. Aryan (1919-2002), Indian contemporary artist, art historian and collector
- Kartik Aaryan (born 1990), Indian actor
- Khadijeh Aryan (born 1954), Iranian scholar
- Marc Aryan (1926–1985), French-Belgian entertainer
- Mizanur Rahman Aryan (born 1991), Bangladeshi scriptwriter
- Pan Parag Ravi Aryan (born 1985), Indian actor
- Praskovia Arian (1864–1949), Russian and Soviet writer and feminist
- Shabana Shajahan Aryan (1997), Indian actress